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2:39 PM

Porsche case: Erring cops have been punished but there is no need to defame police, says Maha Dy CM Fadnavis

Conceding that there are issues of “use of money to buy justice”, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister  Devendra Fadnavis said, "This should not be allowed. We have to see how laws can be strengthened further. The issue is serious but there is no need to defame Pune police. They have taken action in the case. Erring police officials have been punished.”

2:16 PM

News update: Delhi LG VK Saxena holds emergency meeting on heavy rain, waterlogging in Delhi

Delhi  Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has directed revenue department to activate disaster response cell under DDMA in case of excessive rainfall, officials said today.

1:44 PM

Delhi Police makes first arrest in Burger King shootout case

A man was  shot at over a dozen times by a group of men inside a Burger King outlet in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden on June 18. 

1:38 PM

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu meets injured people at Safdajung Hospital

1:36 PM

Centre's committee on exam reforms seeks suggestions from students and parents till July 7

The central government's committee on exam reforms has sought inputs from stakeholders, including students and parents, till July 7, officials said today.

1:13 PM

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar leaves for national capital; to chair JD(U) national executive meeting on June 29

Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar will chair the National Executive meeting on June 29. According to party insiders Kumar, who is the party's national president, will also meet JD(U)'s Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs at his official residence in Delhi.

1:11 PM

Lieutenant Governor to keep tabs on water logging situation in Delhi

Amid the chaotic situation in Delhi, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said  he will review the situation in the national capital at Raj Niwas. LG has called a meeting with all the  concerned departments at 4:00 pm.

 

12:56 PM

Corruption, criminal negligence behind collapse of shoddy infrastructure, says Congress on Delhi rain chaos

The Congress launched a scathing attack against the Modi government over the Delhi airport roof collapse. "Corruption and criminal negligence is responsible for the collapse of shoddy infrastructure falling like a deck of cards, in the past 10 years of Modi Government," Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post on X. One person died and six were injured after a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport's Terminal-1 collapsed on cars, including taxis, amid heavy rain early on Friday.

12:37 PM

Would've been better if SP also cornered govt on people's issues, says ex-Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati today stated that it would have been better if the Samajwadi Party had cornered the government on issues of the weak and neglected sections of the country along with seeking replacement of the 'Sengol' in the Lok Sabha.

12:35 PM

Delhi govt to hold emergency meeting on heavy rain, waterlogging in city

The Delhi government will hold an emergency meeting on Friday afternoon to take stock of the situation in the city after heavy rains left the national capital waterlogged and brought traffic to a standstill in many areas.

11:55 AM

News update: Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren granted bail in land scam case

The Enforcement Directorate had taken Soren in custody on January 31 on allegations of manipulating records through fictitious transactions and using forged documents.

11:28 AM

Cops in Punjab uncover interstate opium smuggling syndicate

Cops in Punjab today stated  it has unearthed one of the biggest interstate opium smuggling syndicates operating from Jharkhand with the arrest of two smugglers and seizure of 66 kg drugs.

10:58 AM

Heavy downpour leads to pandemonium in Delhi-NCR

Delhi -NCR saw chaotic scenes on Friday as rainfall lashed the region, severely disrupting normal life and forcing airport authorities to suspend flight operations at Delhi airport’s Terminal 1. Read here for more details.

10:54 AM

Iranians vote to replace president Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash

Iranians were voting Friday in a snap election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes.

10:34 AM

It's Jairam Ramesh's view, not Congress: Sam Pitroda on 'assurance' remark

Sam Pitroda, who has been reinstated as the chief of the Indian Overseas Congress following a period of controversy, responded on Thursday to remarks made by Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh. Ramesh had earlier suggested that Pitroda had assured party leadership of avoiding further controversies, a statement Pitroda clarified did not reflect the party’s collective stance. Read here for more details.